Gross domestic product

• Euro-Area GDP Slumps Most Since 2009

  By Marcus Bensasson, Bloomberg  |  February 14, 2013

  Economies of Germany, France and Italy all shrank more than expected in fourth quarter.

• China Eclipses U.S. as Biggest Trading Nation in Goods

  By Bloomberg News  |  February 11, 2013

  China’s growing influence may disrupt regional trading blocs, says Goldman’s O’Neill.

• EU Seen Posting Weak Q4 Data

  By Mark Deen, Bloomberg  |  February 11, 2013

  Sovereign debt crisis is expected to result in the weakest GDP report since Lehman.

• U.S. Budget Discord Seen as Top Threat to Global Economy

  By David J. Lynch, Bloomberg  |  January 22, 2013

  European debt crisis ranks as second biggest worry for investors, poll shows.

• Big Bond Investors Look Beyond Market Size

  By Alexis Leondis and Lisa Abramowicz  |  January 22, 2013

  Shift from market-size benchmarks may raise borrowing costs for industrialized nations.

• BRIC Dominance Fades

  By Michael Patterson, Bloomber  |  January 2, 2013

  Equity markets of the biggest emerging economies trailed global markets last year.

• Ratings Downgrades Fastest Since ’09

  By Matt Robinson, Bloomberg  |  December 26, 2012

  Economic slowdown, record borrowing erode credit quality.

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  Is the U.S. Headed for a Trade Surplus?

  By Milton Ezrati  |  December 18, 2012

  Weaker dollar, fracking are among the factors reversing the deterioration in the U.S. trade balance, says Lord Abbett's Ezrati.

• Dubai Mega-Project Dreams Evoke 2008 Crash for Banks: Mortgages

  By Zainab Fattah and Stefania Bianchi, Bloomberg  |  December 17, 2012

  Banks still wary about desert kingdom's reform, but projects are finding investors.

• India Forecasts Lowest Growth in Decade, Sees Rate-Cut Scope

  By Abhijit Roy Chowdhury and Kartik Goyal  |  December 17, 2012

  Growth rate forecasted lower than original 7.85%; trouble on horizon?